Puerto Ricans in the United States Essays

Puerto Rican Statehood In recent years, the United States of America has considered the idea of Puerto Rico becoming a state. Currently Puerto Rican inhabitants are U.S. citizens. However, they do not pay federal income tax or have the right to vote. With the growing debate regarding statehood, many benefits for Puerto Rico and for the United States of America are evident. It all began in 1898 with the end of the Spanish-American War. “Between October, 1898, when the American flag was raised at

around the 1960s. Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will understand the meaning of gentrification, how Puerto Rican families in the Northern part of Chicago lost their homes to Gentrification, how they fought against gentrification, and how gentrification is now occurring to Mexican families in the Southern part of Chicago. Thesis: Puerto Rican families lost their homes in the 1960s when Lincoln Park was gentrified despites their best efforts, and today Mexican families

The 1920s was a crazy time period in history - there were prohibitions and so much energy in cities. F. Scott Fitzgerald who authored The Great Gatsby, wrote about his view of this era and how it impacted him. The 1920s was such a party era due to WWI ending and loved ones coming home. Due to the war ending, not only were family and friends coming home but women and other races had to go back into their places. In the Great Gatsby, the main character Nick Carraway moves to one of the most energetic

Puerto Rico becoming a state would attract several positive outcomes for Puerto Ricans’ lifestyle and future. Puerto Rico is a territory and commonwealth of the United States, making them American citizens. Although, Puerto Ricans fear that becoming a state would mean they would have to lose their culture and become the poorest state as well. Puerto Rico’s corrupt government and debt crisis have caused the island’s citizens to have a negative outlook on their future and move away to the States in

Puerto Rico: To Be A State Or To Not Be A State, That Is The Question Puerto Rico is one of many small islands found in the Caribbean. Numerous debates have been held on whether or not it should become the fifty-first state of the United States. There are some positive impacts correlated with this theory. However, becoming a state would make Puerto Rico lose some of its charm and culture, mess up the political structure already set up in the United States, and be unfair to all the Puerto Rican people

The relationship between the United States of America and Puerto Rico has long been complicated and confusing, ultimately leading to Puerto Rico being deemed a territory of the United States. However, as society has progressed the real question comes to mind: how does the relationship between Puerto Rico and the US affect Puerto Ricans and how will this relationship continue to change? After reviewing the past of both Puerto Rico and the United States individually and holistically, as well as understanding

people believe that Mexicans and Puerto Rican’s are the same. Puerto Rico and Mexico are not the same at all Mexico is a whole country itself while Puerto Rico is a island that is actually part of the United States, Mexican food is very different from Puerto Rican food, and Mexican Spanish is not the same as Puerto Rican Spanish some words mean different things in the Mexican Spanish. “Mexico is a large North American country lying south of the United States.” (Admin) Mexico was colonized by

of the Free… Well, Except Puerto Rico Whenever Americans think of Puerto Rico, they tend to think first of the beautiful Caribbean vacation destination. Whenever Puerto Ricans think of their island, they see the years of mistreatment and hardship that the island has endured. Puerto Rico has been the property of other countries for nearly five hundred years, but that does not give the United States a right to continue to ignore it. Puerto Rico’s status as a United States commonwealth keeps citizens

The Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are known for their immigration groups. They move out of their hometown for a purpose. One purpose is to restart their lives and find a job. Mostly both of them move to the United States of America. The United States is the homeland for immigrants, mainly because it is one of the greatest places to live in, because there’s more opportunities for jobs. Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are very much alike in why they came to the United States. Both the Puerto Ricans and Mexicans

Puerto Rico is a beautiful and diverse island with a rich history, culture, and people. Currently, Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America but for many years there have been proposals for Puerto Rico to be granted statehood. Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States from Spain after the 1898 Spanish-American War and there have been notions for independence and statehood since the 1950s. As a territory of the US, Puerto Ricans are U. S citizens by birth but they do not have

History-Migration patterns. Before illustrating the history, migration patterns, family structure and cultural behaviors of a group within South Florida as the Puerto-Ricans; let’s elaborate a few basic understandings of some of those words and concepts mentioned previously. In terms with intension to be relocated for a short or long term from a location to another, it is a form of internal or external migration. But, it can be done locally, internationally and even globally. From this instance,

Puerto Rico Lauren Brott Spanish 2 P.6 11/5/15 Introduction Puerto Rico, a self-governed individual in association with the United States, includes the islands of Mona, Vieques, and Culebra. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan, and also the biggest city there. http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/puerto-rico.html Demographics Most Puerto Ricans appear to be white, but few are European ancestry, There is also African, and Taino ancestry. The population of Puerto Rico is 3,725

Katherine M Perez-Arroyo 1. Speech Topic: The History of Puerto Rico and its ties to the United States 2. Attention-Getter: Hi, my name is Kat and I was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and I would like to ask you a question I was asked a few years ago when I was living in Topeka, Kansas “What kind of documentation do I need to travel to and from Puerto Rico? Do I need A. A Driver’s license B. A Passport C. A Visa D. A Coquí (small frog Species native to Puerto Rico)” 3. Statistic Slide: Project slide, and then

Americans know that the people of Puerto Rico are legal citizens of the United States (Venator-Santiago). This predominantly has to do with the gray areas that have been established through contradictory and confusing legislation imposed upon the commonwealth regarding its residents’ status throughout time, hence aiding in the creation of a national identity that’s not trenchantly defined, neither in the eyes of its inhabitants nor of those of the mainland. Puerto Rico used to be a Spanish colony

sparks of social and political movements. The Chicano (Mexican-American) and Puerto Rican movements of the 1900s provide such examples. Latinos are often considered a homogeneous and involved political subsection or as Beltrán describes a ‘sleeping giant.’ The metaphor describes a sleeping giant who contains much political control through its sheer size but does little with its power. Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans have historically proven this metaphor wrong and mobilized in great numbers to

When I Was Puerto Rican When I Was Puerto Rican is a memoir written by Esmeralda Santiago. She writes of her childhood life in Puerto Rico and how she lived in primordial conditions. Santiago paints a vivid picture of her early life which creates unforgettable memories of her childhood. The author talks about her life from her rural home in Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and to her graduation in Harvard University. The memoir details the struggles and freedoms of a young woman in a new land. In her

Isabel Gonzalez was a Puerto Rican activist who helped make the way for Hispanic/Latinos(Spanish) to have civil rights. She’s famous for pursuing the citizenship for Puerto Ricans. Gonzaléz has fought many cases in court, in honor of her family, to ensure the citizenship for all Puerto Ricans. Through her zestful efforts, Puerto Ricans are official United States citizens and has the same rights as any other American. Isabel Gonzaléz traveled to New York on the S.S. “Philadelphia” when she was

was that the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States (in the treaty Cuba was granted independence) in return, Spain would receive $20 million dollars from the United States. How the United States handled these situations are subject to much scrutiny and negatively looked upon. Another area of discussion is if the United States abandoned things from the Declaration of Independence and essentially what the country stood for. Under the Treaty of Paris Puerto Rico became an American Provence

Since the end of World War 2, Puerto Rican culture has undergone a generational shift, which is evident in the music we listen to. This shift is a result of an ethnic divide within Puerto Ricans due to whitewashing within our culture and to a large extent a change in how we as a community view ourselves. Being a part of this community has given me access to a wide variety of different views and peoples within my community. When you explore within, you have people born and raised on the island who

focused on issues of identity. He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico and moved to New York City at the age of seventeen. Aldo’s, West Side Story Upside Down, Backwards, Sideways and Out of Focus, communicates the idea of identity and how it has changed in circumstances. His identity has always been the Puerto Rican culture which is a blend of Spanish, African and indigenous Taino influences and he thinks that the collective identity for a Puerto Rican is an ‘out of focus identity.’ He says this because